Chris Bridges - Ludacris - was
born on September 11, 1977, in Georgia.
Before hitting it big in the rap world,
Ludacris found some success with his own
independent release, Incognegro. The success of Incognegroled to a
contract with Def Jam Records, and Incognegro was re-released as his
debut LP - Back
For The First Time.

Ludacris
released Chicken
& Beer.Chicken
& Beer topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart for a week and R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart
selling for 2 weeks over 429,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.Ludacris topped
the Billboard Rap chart for 8 weeks with
"Stand Up."

Ludacris
released his next LP Red
Light District. Ludacris hit the Top 40 helping
out Lil Jon and Usher with "Lovers & Friends" from Lil
Jon's LP Crunk
Juice. Ludacris topped
the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for a week with Red
Light District selling over 322,000 copies its
first week of release in the US. Ludacris hit
the Top 40 with "Get Back."

Ludacris hit the Top 40 helping
out Jamie Foxx with "Unpredictable" from Foxx's LP Unpredictable. Ludacris won a Screen Actors
Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture for his contribution
to Crash.

On July 7th, Ludacris performed
at the Live
Earth
concert in the US. The 7-continent concert
organized by Al Gore brought together over
100 artists to perform and raise the world's
awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and
the world. The single "Glamorous" was certified
gold.

Note: Song title and
position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples).